GB841545A - Improvements in or relating to fuel elements for nuclear reactors - Google Patents

Improvements in or relating to fuel elements for nuclear reactors

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Publication number
GB841545A
GB841545A GB37094/57A GB3709457A GB841545A GB 841545 A GB841545 A GB 841545A GB 37094/57 A GB37094/57 A GB 37094/57A GB 3709457 A GB3709457 A GB 3709457A GB 841545 A GB841545 A GB 841545A
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fuel
graphite
silica
sheath
block
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GB37094/57A
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Edwin Philip Hotchen
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UK Atomic Energy Authority
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UK Atomic Energy Authority
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    • G—PHYSICS
    • G21—NUCLEAR PHYSICS; NUCLEAR ENGINEERING
    • G21C—NUCLEAR REACTORS
    • G21C15/00—Cooling arrangements within the pressure vessel containing the core; Selection of specific coolants
    • G21C15/02—Arrangements or disposition of passages in which heat is transferred to the coolant; Coolant flow control devices
    • G21C15/04—Arrangements or disposition of passages in which heat is transferred to the coolant; Coolant flow control devices from fissile or breeder material
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G21—NUCLEAR PHYSICS; NUCLEAR ENGINEERING
    • G21C—NUCLEAR REACTORS
    • G21C3/00—Reactor fuel elements and their assemblies; Selection of substances for use as reactor fuel elements
    • G21C3/02—Fuel elements
    • G21C3/04—Constructional details
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G21—NUCLEAR PHYSICS; NUCLEAR ENGINEERING
    • G21C—NUCLEAR REACTORS
    • G21C3/00—Reactor fuel elements and their assemblies; Selection of substances for use as reactor fuel elements
    • G21C3/02—Fuel elements
    • G21C3/04—Constructional details
    • G21C3/16—Details of the construction within the casing
    • Y—GENERAL TAGGING OF NEW TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENTS; GENERAL TAGGING OF CROSS-SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES SPANNING OVER SEVERAL SECTIONS OF THE IPC; TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS
    • Y02—TECHNOLOGIES OR APPLICATIONS FOR MITIGATION OR ADAPTATION AGAINST CLIMATE CHANGE
    • Y02E—REDUCTION OF GREENHOUSE GAS [GHG] EMISSIONS, RELATED TO ENERGY GENERATION, TRANSMISSION OR DISTRIBUTION
    • Y02E30/00—Energy generation of nuclear origin
    • Y02E30/30—Nuclear fission reactors

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Abstract

841,545. Nuclear reactors. UNITED KINGDOM ATOMIC ENERGY AUTHORITY. Oct. 24, 1958 [Nov. 28, 1957], No. 37094/57. Class 39(4). A fuel element comprises nuclear fuel encased in a silica sheath, the sheathed fuel being contained in a block of solid neutron moderator material. In one arrangement, Fig. 1 (not shown), the fuel elements are rods encased in silica sheaths and arranged in a circle in a cylindrical block of graphite. In an alternative arrangement, Fig. 3, the fuel is in the form of rings 13 arranged around a hollow silica rod 15 and spaced apart by moderator rings 19, with a silica sheath 14 surrounding the whole. As shown in Fig. 2, the sheath 14 is contained in a substantially hexagonal block 16 of graphite which is arranged symmetrically with the blocks so as to leave triangular coolant passages 17. The moderator material may be beryllia instead of graphite, and the fuel may be uranium or thorium preferably as a refractory compound such as the carbide and may be mixed with moderating material such as graphite.
GB37094/57A 1957-11-28 1957-11-28 Improvements in or relating to fuel elements for nuclear reactors Expired GB841545A (en)

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Cited By (3)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
US3111477A (en) * 1961-11-15 1963-11-19 Raymond W Bean Fuel element
US3341420A (en) * 1965-10-04 1967-09-12 Robert H Sevy Modular flux trap reactor
US3366549A (en) * 1966-06-30 1968-01-30 Atomic Energy Commission Usa Gas-cooled nuclear reactor

Cited By (3)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
US3111477A (en) * 1961-11-15 1963-11-19 Raymond W Bean Fuel element
US3341420A (en) * 1965-10-04 1967-09-12 Robert H Sevy Modular flux trap reactor
US3366549A (en) * 1966-06-30 1968-01-30 Atomic Energy Commission Usa Gas-cooled nuclear reactor

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